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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon8 \/ A% w! ? {# I* K* @
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by Tom Randall
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Oil just had its first weekly decline in a month, breaking a rally in crude prices. A bit of context: After what's happened over the last year, "rally" seems a bit of an overstatement. * M" j6 G' I: [8 H: d! [) X9 u. f
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) _/ H* \" f$ p( vOne big factor that may be driving prices down this week: The U.S. is pumping so much oil it's running out of places to stash it. % s/ H) n0 P* H/ ]; u; G
Crude oil in storage in the U.S. has jumped to the highest levels in at least 80 years, according to a Bloomberg Industries analysis. The EIA this week reported that U.S. inventories rose 7.7 million barrels to 425.6 million. That's more than 20 percent higher than the five-year average. w: ]6 a: U5 o
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The buildup of supply has been "colossal" and is responsible for oil prices falling this week, Thomas Finlon, director of Energy Analytics Group LLC, told Bloomberg News.
, D! {& A0 `$ Q4 ]' q3 `7 KWinter weather and refinery outages have contributed to the supply glut. Even when those conditions subside, topped-out inventories and continued production growth may continue to suppress oil prices for the near- and medium-term, according to Bloomberg Industries.
$ [$ V9 Q: I& ]4 w# s. fMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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